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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Honeywell provides CNYCentral with an exclusive update on the Onondaga Lake clean-up project.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  New York conservation officials have issued a pollution discharge permit for Cornell University's cooling facility while requiring the school to fund a study of organic pollution in Cayuga Lake.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The state Department of Environmental Conservation is taking public comment on a new policy that would encourage businesses to audit themselves to prevent pollution.

Monday, January 21, 2013  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says a new $400,000 grant program has been established to fund projects aimed at restoring waterways in the Adirondacks that have been damaged by acid rain.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  A massive research project finds Lake Ontario is the most threatened of the five Great Lakes, followed by Lake Erie

Monday, December 31, 2012  A new report says Lake Erie is one of the most threatened of the five Great Lakes.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Town of Onondaga council members unanimously voted to ban hydrofracking.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Nearly 50 people came out to Onondaga Town Hall on Monday night to express concerns about possibly allowing hydrofracking within the community.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Onondaga County may improve Willow Bay area in anticipation of a beach for swimming in the coming years.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Army Corps of Engineers could help with the cleanup of Lake Neatahwanta near Fulton.

Monday, June 18, 2012  The Syracuse City Council has approved a plan to turn over 28 acres of the "inner harbor" for private development.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  The cleanup of Onondaga Lake is about to meet a major milestone, and top state and federal officials are coming to the shoreline in Liverpool to "celebrate" it according to a media advisory.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  A federal report shows significant progress in the fight against acid rain,  except in the Adirondacks.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  Advocates who want to keep the natural-gas drilling industry out of New York state are sending clean water to a northeastern Pennsylvania village.